Petition updateRaise the Minimum Age for Social Media Citizenship to 16 in New ZealandWe have passed the 200 signature mark!
Camila DixonAuckland, New Zealand

Jul 31, 2024
Hooray! We are past the 200 signatures mark!
Thank you to everyone who has signed - please pass this on to friends and family - together we can make a difference for our young people.
Some updates from my side:
- I finally got a response from my various emails to the Prime Minister and various ministers that I got passed along to. Please see the image above for the response. It really feels like a dead-end reply, which is disappointing.
- I replied by asking whether or not NZ would ever bring into law something similar to the KOSA (Kids Online Safety Act) that the USA Senate has just passed.
- I would highly recommend you read Jonathan Haidt's book - 'The Anxious Generation' - it is absolute GOLD in terms of data on the effects of social media and our kids. I eventually just went to Whitcoulls and bought it as the waiting list at the library is crazy (I'm number 200+ in the line!). I had been listening to the audiobook version on Spotify, but that was not quite enough for me. I realise I need to write as I read, and go back again and re-read things. There is also a website: https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/
Please share, share, share the petition link! The more people who sign and think about these issues, the more change we can bring about!
Best
Camila
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